Report: Golden State Warriors pursuing another All-Star from OKC Thunder

No, not the superstar who won the MVP, Russell Westbrook. The guy the Thunder just landed in the offseason from Indiana, Paul George.

In a recent interview with The Washington Post’s Tim Bontemps on the “Posting Up” podcast, Tim Kawakami from The Athletic, who has covered the Warriors for years with the San Jose Mercury News, said it could happen.

“I think Joe Lacob is going to try to find a way to get Paul George. I don’t know how that would happen, but I didn’t know how it was going to happen three years ago when they said they were going after [Kevin] Durant. Well, they didn’t say it. But they might have whispered it,” he added.

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Kawakami said if they can do it in a way that will get the team younger and not upset the chemistry, they’re going to do it: “They’re going to try everything.”

With the team swimming in profits and a new arena — the Chase Center — opening in 2019, money won’t be an issue, he said.

“They might be able to triple their profit level once that arena opens,” Kawakami said. “They might be able to triple their profit level a year before the arena opens because that’s when they are going to start taking that PSL [personal seat license] money.”

Klay Thompson’s contract is up in two years and Draymond Green’s is up in three years.

George is a free agent after this season. The Pacers traded him to OKC for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis because George said he wasn’t going to re-sign with Indiana.

The Pacers had sought to deal George to Golden State in the offseason, reportedly seeking Thompson, but the Warriors declined.

Should George still want to head farther west after a season in OKC, maybe the Warriors think they can get a better deal at the trade deadline this coming year — one that doesn’t involve Thompson. It will be interesting to watch.